by flabingo » Fri Feb 08, 2013 12:10 am
I started three years ago by reading the China Study, and my weight was 187, my total cholesterol was 189, my HDL was 42. and was taking 10 mg of Crestor. Today I am a vegetarian plus fish in reasonable amounts, and I work out on the treadmill most every day for 60 minutes. Today my weight is 158, my HDL went up to 58 from 42, and my LDL is 51. And my Crestor is only 5 mg. I have had A-FIB for 30 years and my cardiologist recommends I stay on the 5 mg of Crestor. His theory is that 70 is the magic number for LDL. Also my range on the treadmill of my heart rate, using a heart monitor strap, most every day is between 85 and 130, very seldom much higher. I visited Santa Rosa to see the McDougall program two years ago, and was impressed. Observations,
1. Raising my HDL from 42 to 58 surprised me.
2. My sleep apnea is gone
I am 78 years old, and start off every morning with 4 juices and oatmeal with berries.
Many years ago I was at a seminar where Jack LaLanne was there. At cocktail hour he had more than two martinis, but at 7 the next morning he conducted an exercise class, and made himself a big big veggie cocktail. I think he lived well into his 90s. Recently I was at Costco watching a VitaMix demo, and have researched the other company named Blendtec that makes a similar product, which creates a smoothie. I have visited a few Jamba Juice units, and it seems that the shelf life of a smoothie is quite long. So following LaLanne's idea with current technology a person could come up with a fortified drink that could cover all the bases easily, and consume it for lunch, four hours later. I hope that the McDougallers can come up with THE recipe for the smoothies.
In closing I have my medicare supplemental insurance with Humana, a for profit company, who pays for me to go to a gym. FREE. Through most of the country. I happen to go to 24 hour fitness, but have gone to others in other cities. It is called their Silver Sneaker program They have figured out that it is in their economic interest that I go to a gym. I am told Blue Cross has a similar program.
Appreciate your thoughts